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Can't identify with that person at all. Some adult guy preferring to draw pokemon avatars and doing some small things without value over more or less challengi

by sigi45 10y ago

Can't identify with that person at all. Some adult guy preferring to draw pokemon avatars and doing some small things without value over more or less challenging things. I prefer working on stuff which make sense in some way and i don't get much enjoyment out of little strange things i do/did. I deleted also a lot of stuff because they were bad/worthless. Blog articles, images, 2 small games, small code repositories. But at the end everyone decides for themselves what meaning they give there lives. A normal/good paying job is a least for me quite relevant: Family, nice house and having enough money when i retire. Sounds boring, probably is but i gave up my illusion of becoming a great indie game developer or <other dream>. I'm good in my job after all.

techxit 10y ago
I understand his desire to leave tech (my name is "techxit"). Most people want out by the time they're 30. They realize that the job isn't about advancing the state of computer science or building useful things. It's about micro-optimizations of business processes that don't matter and that won't be rewarded. I've actually considered an exit consultancy as a side project: helping techxiters find jobs in government, research, and business when they're 30-40 and the traditional career switches (e.g. MBA school, which only provides elite connections at the top-5 level) aren't available. There are a lot of highly talented people who have no idea how they're going to get out of the mess they started making at 22 when they thought this career (which pays very well in the early years but fails most people in mid-career) would do more for their careers than it did.
grosbisou 10y ago
> Some adult guy preferring to draw pokemon avatars and doing some small things without value over more or less challenging things. That is a bit disdainful. It has at the very least value for him. Isn't it the most important?
- sigi45 10y ago
  Yes of course. He postet his opinion online and i did the same. That's the only reason why i postet how i see it.
vertex-four 10y ago
Woman, actually, apparently. And given that she's in a fairly stable poly relationship (from what I can tell), I think she has a lot of what she's looking for re family and security. Worst case scenario, she can probably find a job in the future - she's certainly well-known enough and has a fair amount of connections. Personally, I get value out of her writings and creations.
Sohakes 10y ago
Apples and oranges I guess. I'm good at my job, but I would rather quit to draw avatars, make games, and doing things that could change something without the prerequisite of making money. "Value" is a deeply personal thing, isn't it? I really identify with that person.
- sigi45 10y ago
  I do believe that a lot of people would prefer that but as long as we are in a socity were we need money, we don't do it and we can't. But besides that, i do also believe that those people creating the good stuff, are not the avg person just doing it for fun. A lot of people can draw, take really good pictures, make movies and games but most of it is not good enough. I'm sure that i'm not one of those and it gives me at least pleasure to build something substantial like a house.
  - acedinlowball 10y ago
    You seem to have pretty strong opinions about how other people should live their lives. How is that working out for you?

by sigi45 10y ago

techxit 10y ago

I understand his desire to leave tech (my name is "techxit"). Most people want out by the time they're 30. They realize that the job isn't about advancing the state of computer science or building useful things. It's about micro-optimizations of business processes that don't matter and that won't be rewarded. I've actually considered an exit consultancy as a side project: helping techxiters find jobs in government, research, and business when they're 30-40 and the traditional career switches (e.g. MBA school, which only provides elite connections at the top-5 level) aren't available. There are a lot of highly talented people who have no idea how they're going to get out of the mess they started making at 22 when they thought this career (which pays very well in the early years but fails most people in mid-career) would do more for their careers than it did.

grosbisou 10y ago

> Some adult guy preferring to draw pokemon avatars and doing some small things without value over more or less challenging things. That is a bit disdainful. It has at the very least value for him. Isn't it the most important?

sigi45 10y ago
Yes of course. He postet his opinion online and i did the same. That's the only reason why i postet how i see it.

vertex-four 10y ago

Woman, actually, apparently. And given that she's in a fairly stable poly relationship (from what I can tell), I think she has a lot of what she's looking for re family and security. Worst case scenario, she can probably find a job in the future - she's certainly well-known enough and has a fair amount of connections. Personally, I get value out of her writings and creations.

Sohakes 10y ago

Apples and oranges I guess. I'm good at my job, but I would rather quit to draw avatars, make games, and doing things that could change something without the prerequisite of making money. "Value" is a deeply personal thing, isn't it? I really identify with that person.

sigi45 10y ago
I do believe that a lot of people would prefer that but as long as we are in a socity were we need money, we don't do it and we can't. But besides that, i do also believe that those people creating the good stuff, are not the avg person just doing it for fun. A lot of people can draw, take really good pictures, make movies and games but most of it is not good enough. I'm sure that i'm not one of those and it gives me at least pleasure to build something substantial like a house.
- acedinlowball 10y ago
  You seem to have pretty strong opinions about how other people should live their lives. How is that working out for you?